Murungai Keerai kootu ( Drumstick leaves)

Ingredients

100 gms Toor dal (pressure cooked and mashed)

¼ cup grated coconut

¼ spoon Jeera

2 red chillies

¼  spoon urad dal

Turmeric powder a pinch

¼ spoon rice flour

1 spoon oil

Salt to taste

 Method

Separate the drum stick leaves from the stalk.

Wash the keerai and filter it. No need to chop it.

Cook for 4 minutes with little water adding a pinch of turmeric powder and salt.
Grind coconut, jeera, red chillie and rice flour to fine paste.
Add this paste to the above and cook for 2 minutes.

Now add the mashed dhal along with this and allow to boil for 2 more minutes.

In a pan add 1 spoon of oil season it with mustard, urad dhal, jeera and red chilli.

Serve hot with rice along with mango salad / any raitha.

Health benefits

Drum stick leaves are high in nutrients and medicinal properties.

Rich in vitamin A, C and calcium.

It is good for digestive disorders.

It is extremely useful during pregnancy period for calcium deficiency.

It will increases lactation post delivery.